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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says that he sees a city-enforced school mask mandate as a violation of state law. South Carolina’s capital city on Thursday ratified an ordinance mandating the use of masks in Columbia elementary and middle schools for at least the beginning of the school year. Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says the move will help protect children who are too young to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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South Carolina education officials say they can't follow updated federal guidelines recommending indoor mask use at schools nationwide, even for vaccinated students.
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Gov. Henry McMaster has ended South Carolina’s ongoing pandemic-related state of emergency. The Republican said during a news conference Monday that the coronavirus situation in the state had improved to the point that it was no longer necessary.
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Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill clarifying that beach towns can’t eliminate free parking along state roads without permission from South Carolina officials.
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South Carolina’s governor is pushing state House members to approve a bill preventing lawsuits against businesses and other groups by people who contract COVID-19 as long as federal and state health guidelines were being followed.
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Gov. Henry McMaster issued an executive order directing the South Carolina Department of Social Services to prevent federal agencies from placing undocumented, unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border in foster care and group homes in his state.
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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham joined South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Tuesday in criticizing the sweeping voting and ethics legislation that passed the U.S. House last month along mostly partisan lines.
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Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster's bid for a second full term in 2022, continuing their yearslong alliance in a move to strengthen ties with the early-voting state that Trump won twice.
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The South Carolina House gave key approval Thursday to a bill that would make sure lawmakers have a chance to change or end a prolonged state of emergency issued by the governor.
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South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill into law last week that would ban abortions once a heartbeat is detected. A day after McMaster signed the bill, a federal judge temporarily suspended it.